This northernmost capital city in the world is a popular center of culture, economy, and tourism. With its waterfront setting and stunning mountain vistas across the Faxa Bay, there are plenty of great places to run in Reykjavik. We’ve put together seven wonderful routes in Reykavik: a ‘runseeing’ tour, a 5 km path along the harbor, the seaside path around the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, paths of the Park Elliðaárdalur river valley, the Fossvogur and Laugardalur neighborhoods, and some good paths near Keflavik Airport, which is nearly 50 km from the city center.
This northernmost capital city in the world is a popular center of culture, economy, and tourism. With its waterfront setting and stunning mountain vistas across the Faxa Bay, there are plenty of great places to run in Reykjavik. We’ve put together seven wonderful routes in Reykavik: a ‘runseeing’ tour, a 5 km path along the harbor, the seaside path around the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, paths of the Park Elliðaárdalur river valley, the Fossvogur and Laugardalur neighborhoods, and some good paths near Keflavik Airport, which is nearly 50 km from the city center.
There are many opportunities for unique, one-of-a-kind runs in Iceland. This post has some of the highlights: volcanoes, craters, canyons, hot springs, black sand beaches, lava fields, a Midnight Sun race, and more!
'Golden Circle' route is a drive between the sightseeing highlights in southwest Iceland, within a day's drive of Reykjavik. We've put together runs at Hveragerdi, the Blue Lagoon, Thingvellir National Park, Black Sand Beach, & more.
One of the few opportunities in the world where you can run to a natural river thermal spring! A fairly gentle trail run for 3.5 km one-way leads to the hot springs. There's also a nice path from the parking lot to the town of Hveragerdi.
Located in northern Iceland and the country's second largest city. Dedicated path along the harbor, paths along the Glerá River, and good trail running on Súlur Mountain with fantastic views.
One of our favorite towns in northern Iceland and a popular spot for whale watching tours. The main road along the water is runnable and has great views. A treat is the flat path around the mountainside Lake Botnsvatn. Black sand beaches nearby.
In the Ásbyrgi area of this large national park, there are some hiking trails that are also great for running. Run on a flat trail above or below a river canyon, or on a trail between two spectacular waterfalls -- Dentifoss and Selfoss.
One-of-a-kind run up the Eldfell volcano, which erupted in 1973. It's about 2 km up the winding, gradual path, with 200m of elevation gain. Great views from the top!
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